hi, i took no time off after track and went straight into xc training and my results in xc this year have been terrible. my track season was good, but i cant get it together now. ive been shut down for the season by my coach now, as im not going to make our championship lineup. i was in it last year, but this year ive got nothing. is this likely due to not taking a break after the track season and being burnt out???? i appreciate any thoughts!!!
What are your prs from track, and what are your prs from this cross country season?
low 14 in 5k, this xc season id probably struggle to run high 14s for 5k, it sucks...
A guy in high school running sub 15 would make the varsity line up to any high school cross country team in the country. So obviously, your an idiot. Low 14's is Footlocker champion caliber and you wouldnt be asking something like this.
do people recommend a week off after the season? what is the benefit? is it mental?
Physical also. Gives the body a chance to rebuild and recover. You read about a bunch of the africans talking about taking 2 months off after the season. Granted off to them probably means something like 100mpw but no hard workouts.Personally I am guessing the OP problems are more overtraining (i.e I am not taking any time off and bumping my mileage by 20% so I can be good next season) but they are related.
khaled wrote:
do people recommend a week off after the season? what is the benefit? is it mental?
You know how i know your dumb wrote:
A guy in high school running sub 15 would make the varsity line up to any high school cross country team in the country. So obviously, your an idiot. Low 14's is Footlocker champion caliber and you wouldnt be asking something like this.
Good one. Calling someone dumb, when you didn't read his post properly or just assumed he was in high school, when I immediately assumed he was in college. It wasn't too difficult based on what he said and what his times are.
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